International Federation of Basque Pelota


The International Federation of Basque Pelota is the worldwide governing body for Basque pelota, recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It sets the regulations for international competition and organizes the competitions.

Membership

The FIPV is a sports federation recognized by the following confederations.
The International federation of Basque pelota was established on May 19, 1929, in Buenos Aires, Argentina brought into being by the French Federation of Basque Pelota, the Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota and the Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota. Due to the outbreak of World War II and the Spanish Civil War, their activities were restricted until 1945. In 1946 the official modalities regulated by the federation were defined, and its specific rules set for equality of the participant country federations and the international championships. The headquarters of the federation are currently located in Pamplona, Spain.
PresidentYears Active
Jean Ybarnegaray1929–1946
Manuel Balet Crous1946–1954
Carmelo Balda Galarraga1954–1969
Javier Gil de Biedma1970–1978
Jesús Fernández Iriondo1978–1994
Enrique Gaytán de Ayala1994–2002
Dominique Boutineau2002–2014
Xavier Cazaubon2014–Present

Categories

Currently the International Federation is constituted by 27 national federations.
CountryFederation
ESPSpanish Federation of Basque Pelota
FRAFrench Federation of Basque Pelota
ARGArgentinian Federation of Basque Pelota
CANCanadian Federation of Basque Pelota
USAUnited States Federation of Basque Pelota
MEXMexican Federation of Basque Pelota
URUUruguayan Federation of Basque Pelota
ITAItalian Federation of Basque Pelota
PHIFilipino Federation of Basque Pelota
GREGreek Federation of Basque Pelota
INDAll India Pelota Vasca Federation
BELBelgian Federation of Basque Pelota
NEDDutch Federation of Basque Pelota
VENVenezuelan Federation of Basque Pelota
PURPuerto Rican Federation of Basque Pelota
PERPeruvian Federation of Basque Pelota
PARParaguayan Federation of Basque Pelota
NICNicaraguan Federation of Basque Pelota
GUAGuatemalan Federation of Basque Pelota
SLVEl Salvador Federation of Basque Pelota
ECUEcuadorian Federation of Basque Pelota
CHLChilean Federation of Basque Pelota
CUBCuban Federation of Basque Pelota
CRCCosta Rica Federation of Basque Pelota
BRABrazilian Federation of Basque Pelota
BOLBolivian Federation of Basque Pelota

Medal table

The current medal table from 1952 to 2018 is as follows:
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1697539183
2686544177
3504132123
448251891
54301549
6351624
70123
80066